Petunia plant named &#39;Flortunpemo&#39;

ABSTRACT

A new and distinct cultivar of  Petunia  plant named ‘Flortunpemo’, characterized by its salmon and white bi-colored flowers, medium green-colored foliage, low growth vigor, and compact, semi-upright growth habit, is disclosed.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No.62/125,387 filed Jan. 20, 2015.

LATIN NAME OF GENUS AND SPECIES OF PLANT CLAIMED

Petunia×hybrida

VARIETY DENOMINATION

‘Flortunpemo’

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Petuniaplant botanically known as Petunia×hybrida and hereinafter referred toby the cultivar name ‘Flortunpemo’.

The new cultivar originated in a controlled breeding program inQuedlinburg, Germany during August 2009. The objective of the breedingprogram was the development of Petunia cultivars with single-typeflowers, unique flower coloration and patterns, and compact,semi-upright growth habit.

The new Petunia cultivar is the result of cross-pollination. The female(seed) parent of the new cultivar is the proprietary Petunia×hybridabreeding selection coded 273A-4, not patented, characterized by itsmedium orange and white bi-colored flowers, medium green-coloredfoliage, low growth vigor, and compact semi-upright growth habit. Themale (pollen) parent of the new cultivar is the proprietaryPetunia×hybrida breeding selection coded 280-2, not patented,characterized by its medium red and white bi-colored flowers, lightgreen-colored foliage, and moderately vigorous, upright growth habit.The new cultivar was discovered and selected as a single flowering plantwithin the progeny of the above stated cross-pollination during August2010 in a controlled environment in Quedlinburg, Germany.

Asexual reproduction of the new cultivar by terminal stem cuttings sinceAugust 2010 in Quedlinburg, Germany; Arroyo Grande, Calif.; and WestChicago, Ill. has demonstrated that the new cultivar reproduces true totype with all of the characteristics, as herein described, firmly fixedand retained through successive generations of such asexual propagation.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The following characteristics of the new cultivar have been repeatedlyobserved and can be used to distinguish ‘Flortunpemo’ as a new anddistinct cultivar of Petunia plant:

1. Salmon and white bi-colored flowers;

2. Medium green-colored foliage;

3. Low growth vigor; and

4. Compact, semi-upright growth habit.

Plants of the new cultivar differ from plants of the female and maleparents primarily in flower color. In addition the new cultivar hasdarker green foliage color and is more compact than the male parent.

Of the many commercially available Petunia cultivars, the most similarin comparison to the new cultivar is POTUNIA Plus Papaya ‘Duepotpaya’,U.S. Plant Pat. No. 22,910. However, in side by side comparisons, plantsof the new cultivar differ from plants of ‘Duepotpaya’ in at least thefollowing characteristics:

1. Plants of the new cultivar have a flower color pattern different fromplants of ‘Duepotpaya’; and

2. Plants of the new cultivar have a flower color different from plantsof ‘Duepotpaya’.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

The accompanying photographs show, as nearly true as it is reasonablypossible to make the same in color illustrations of this type, typicalflower and foliage characteristics of the new cultivar. Colors in thephotographs differ slightly from the color values cited in the detaileddescription, which accurately describes the colors of ‘Flortunpemo’. Theplants were grown in 4-inch pots for 6 weeks in a greenhouse in WestChicago, Ill.

FIG. 1 illustrates a side view of the overall growth and flowering habitof ‘Flortunpemo’.

FIG. 2 illustrates a close-up view of an individual flower of‘Flortunpemo’.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

The new cultivar has not been observed under all possible environmentalconditions to date. Accordingly, it is possible that the phenotype mayvary somewhat with variations in the environment, such as temperature,light intensity, and day length, without, however, any variance ingenotype.

The chart used in the identification of colors described herein is TheR.H.S. Colour Chart of The Royal Horticultural Society, London, England,2007 edition, except where general color terms of ordinary significanceare used. The color values were determined in April 2015 under naturallight conditions in West Chicago, Ill.

The following descriptions and measurements describe plants producedfrom cuttings from stock plants and grown in a glass-covered greenhouseunder conditions comparable to those used in commercial practice. Theplants were grown in West Chicago, Ill. in 4-inch pots for 6 weeksutilizing a soilless growth medium. Greenhouse temperatures weremaintained at approximately 66° F. to 70° F. (19° C. to 21° C.) duringthe day and approximately 58° F. to 62° F. (14° C. to 17° C.) during thenight. Greenhouse light levels of 2,500 footcandles to 6,000 footcandleswere maintained during the day. Measurements and numerical valuesrepresent averages of typical plants.

-   Botanical classification: Petunia×hybrida cultivar Flortunpemo.-   Parentage:    -   -   Female parent.—Proprietary Petunia×hybrida breeding            selection coded 273A-4, not patented.        -   Male parent.—Proprietary Petunia×hybrida breeding selection            coded 280-2, not patented.-   Propagation:    -   -   Type cutting.—Terminal stem.        -   Time to initiate roots.—Approximately 6 to 9 days.        -   Time to produce a rooted cutting.—Approximately 21 to 28            days.        -   Root description.—Fibrous.        -   Rooting habit.—Freely branching.-   Plant description:    -   -   Commercial crop time.—Approximately 5 to 7 weeks from a            rooted cutting to finish in a 10 cm pot.        -   Growth habit and general appearance.—Low growth vigor,            compact, semi-upright.        -   Size.—Height from soil level to top of plant plane:            Approximately 20.5 cm. Width: Approximately 46.0 cm.        -   Branching habit.—Freely branching, pinching improves basal            branching. Quantity of main branches per plant:            Approximately 4.        -   Branch.—Strength: Moderate. Length: Approximately 28.0 cm.            Diameter: Approximately 5.0 mm. Length of central internode:            Approximately 1.5 cm. Texture: Densely glandular pubescent            with a mixture of long and short hairs. Gland color:            Colorless. Color of young and mature stems: 144A.-   Foliage description:    -   -   General description.—Quantity of leaves per main branch:            Approximately 20. Fragrance: Slight. Form: Simple.            Arrangement on flowering stem: Opposite.        -   Leaves.—Aspect: Acute angle to stem. Shape: Ovate to            elliptic. Margin: Entire. Apex: Broadly acute. Base:            Attenuate. Venation pattern: Pinnate. Length of mature leaf:            Approximately 6.5 cm. Width of mature leaf: Approximately            4.7 cm. Texture of upper and lower surfaces: Moderately            glandular pubescent. Gland color: Colorless. Color of upper            surface of young foliage: 137A with venation of 146D to            indistinguishable. Color of lower surface of young foliage:            Closest to 138B with venation of 145A to indistinguishable.            Color of upper surface of mature foliage: N137C with            venation of 146D to indistinguishable. Color of lower            surface of mature foliage: Closest to 138A with venation of            145B to indistinguishable.        -   Petiole.—Length: Approximately 5.0 mm. Width: Approximately            4.0 mm. Texture: Densely glandular pubescent with a mixture            of long and short hairs. Gland color: Colorless. Color:            146D.-   Flowering description:    -   -   Flowering habit.—‘Flortunpemo’ is freely flowering under            outdoor growing conditions with substantially continuous            blooming from spring through autumn and year-round in            greenhouse environment.        -   Lastingness of individual flower on the plant.—Approximately            10 to 12 days.-   Flower description:    -   -   General description.—Type: Simple, salverform. Quantity per            plant: Approximately 21. Fragrance: None detected.        -   Bud.—Rate of opening: Generally takes 2 to 3 days for bud to            progress from first color to fully open flower. Quantity per            plant: Approximately 13.        -   Bud just before opening.—Shape: Oblong. Length:            Approximately 4.0 cm. Diameter at apex: Approximately            9.0 mm. Diameter at base: Approximately 2.0 mm. Texture:            Densely glandular pubescent. Gland color: Colorless. Color            of petals: 24D. Color of tube: 145A.        -   Corolla.—Diameter: Approximately 7.0 cm.        -   Petals.—Quantity: 5, fused to form a tube. Shape: Obovate.            Appearance: Dull. Margin: Entire. Apex: Acute to emarginate.            Length from tube: Approximately 3.5 cm. Length of free            portion: Approximately 1.4 cm. Width: Approximately 4.0 cm.            Texture of upper surface: Glabrous. Texture of lower            surface: Sparsely glandular pubescent. Gland color:            Colorless. Color of upper surface when first open: Outer            marginal ring of approximately 1.0 cm in length of 39A,            flower center NN155B tinted with 39C and 2B at throat            opening, midveins of 145A, venation near throat opening of            166B. Color of lower surface when first open: Outer marginal            ring of approximately 1.0 cm in length of 39C transitions to            NN155B with a faint tint of 39D toward corolla tube,            midveins of 145A. Color of upper surface when fully open:            Outer marginal ring of approximately 1.5 cm in length of            39A, flower center NN155B tinted with 39C and145C at throat            opening, midveins of 152A, and venation near throat opening            of 166B with 39A. Under low light growing conditions            marginally ring can be 62A to 62B. Color of lower surface            when fully open: Outer marginal ring of approximately 1.5 cm            in length of 39D transitioning to NN155B with a faint tint            of 39D toward corolla tube, midveins of 145A. Under low            light growing conditions marginally ring can be 62D.        -   Corolla tube.—Length: Approximately 3.5 cm. Diameter at            distal end: Approximately 1.0 cm. Diameter at proximal end:            Approximately 3.0 mm. Texture of inner surface: Glabrous.            Texture of outer surface: Densely glandular pubescent. Gland            color: Colorless. Color of inner surface: NN155B with            venation of 166B and 145A. Color of outer surface: NN155B            with a faint tint of 39D, venation of 145A.        -   Sepals.—Quantity per flower: 5, fused at base. Shape:            Linear. Apex: Broadly acute. Length: Approximately 1.8 cm.            Width: Approximately 4.0 mm. Texture of upper and lower            surfaces: Densely glandular pubescent. Gland color:            Colorless. Color of upper surface: 137A. Color of lower            surface: 137B transitioning to 144A at base.        -   Peduncle.—Strength: Strong, flexible. Aspect: Acute angle to            stem. Length: Approximately 3.1 cm. Diameter: Approximately            2.0 mm. Texture: Densely glandular pubescent with a mixture            of long and short hairs. Gland color: Colorless. Color:            144A.        -   Reproductive organs.—Androecium: Stamen quantity: 5,            basifixed. Stamen length: Approximately 2.9 cm. Filament            length of fixed portion: Approximately 1.0 cm. Filament            color: NN155D. Anther shape: Bilobed. Anther length:            Approximately 1.0 mm. Anther color: 8D. Pollen amount:            Abundant. Pollen color: NN155A. Gynoecium: Pistil quantity:            1 per flower. Pistil length: Approximately 2.7 cm. Stigma            shape: Funnel. Stigma length: Approximately 1.0 mm. Stigma            color: 144A. Style length: Approximately 2.2 cm. Style            color: 145B. Ovary length: Approximately 4.0 mm. Ovary            color: 144A.-   Seed and fruit production: Neither seed nor fruit production has    been observed.-   Disease and pest resistance: Resistance to pathogens and pests    common to Petunia has not been observed.

What is claimed is:
 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Petunia plantnamed ‘Flortunpemo’, substantially as herein illustrated and described.